LEARNING AT THE SPEED OF CHANGE
Developing the Workforce for Information Technology in the Bay Area

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The ITAA Policy Prescription

The High Tech Workforce
Address the Short-Term Requirement

The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act

• Increases H1-B Cap to 195,000
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• Increases Employer Paid Worker Retraining Fee to $1000 Per Application
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• Provides Employers Immediate Access to Critical Skills
• Invests in Future of U.S. Workforce
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• Only Three Year Increase -- Issue May be Back
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Harris Miller, President, Information Technology Association of America
The National Perspective, February 7, 2001
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